jueves, 25 de marzo de 2010

Yep,"Home" means to me Madrid, and that's home since 3 years ago.Well, I have a home in Bucharest too, but lately it's just occasionally, although I come to see my family, friends and dogs at least 3 times a year.So far, in 2010, this is the second Romanian trip.I had great time, great weather and great food. Also great friends, whom I seldom see them.

Hopefully I'll have a smooth flight...it will be a bit long, but I just bought some David Lodge's books to keep me occupied during the flight. Thanks to Tavi for great "literary"advices!

lunes, 22 de marzo de 2010

Since I can barely remember I liked drawing , designing and fashion.After watching the film Coco Chanel, I was really intrigued by the talent of this gorgeous woman, I "googled" and found some very inspiring(at least for me) quotes of her.Shirley MacLaine, acting as elder Coco Chanel was really impressive...

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/coco_chanel/

“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”“Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.”“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”“"The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!”“Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.”“I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”“A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future.”“Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.”“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty”“Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.”“A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period. When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind, it is never the style that triumphs.”“I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.”“Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.”

sábado, 20 de marzo de 2010

In the last couple of weeks I had some weird dreams, what is weirder is that whenI wake up, I can remember them. For example the most recent one was that I was surprised to go to New York, I was together with Samu and we were already boarding the plane, I remember I could see the downtown and everything in Manhatan.It was exciting! :pI also had some visitors, actually famous ones, in my dreams, I dreamed with Michael Jackson twice, once I asked him if he is OK there,(heaven) and he answered affirmatively, not that nice was when I was talking with Ceausescu, he was screaming at me, explaining that I have to walk properly in his daily communist manifestation, I know he told me to look at the camera, as all the country is seeing me..frustrating! I hate to dream with dead people, although famous.I wander what will I dream tonight?

viernes, 19 de marzo de 2010

That is probably magic title for what happened yesterday, when we had a great reunion in the city center, there were 13 of us present, colleagues and friends from University, some of them , well actually just Deedee(Oana), we haven't seen in the last 4 years...Was cool, but way to many people, I tried to speak with as many as I could, was interesting, we should continue this"TRADITION", as is a very healthy one.

miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2010

Today, I had a very funny moment in the underground, on my way to Barajas Airport. I was sitting, reading Coraline, when I noticed that the lady next to me was a homeless, but that was not the thing that shocked me, it was that she was snoring all the time and very strong...this lasted for 30 mins..I was getting nervous, as I couldn;t concentrate on reading, everybody was frustreted by the noise of this lady...Finally, I got off, and I boarded the plane, now I am writing this from my room, home.

lunes, 8 de marzo de 2010

I live in Madrid since November 2007. I feel quite at home here (Madrileña), although there are dozens of other Spanish cities where I could spend my life.In Madrid live 4,900,000 people and 10% is Romanian! Also, there are lots of different nationalities living here: Moroccans, Peruvians, Bolivians, Argentinians, Columbians, Ecuadorians, Cubanians, Dominicans, Brazilians, etc.

(Templo de Debod, Madrid)

People are quite nice here, the language is easy to learn ( do not even think that Spaniards speak English ok, they simply are glad to help you, but probably is easier for them to give informations in Castellano).(Plaza de Castilla,Madrid)

There are lots of places to visit here, most tourists see the famous galleries of Museo del Prado and Museo de Reina Sofia , plus Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (art), then Retiro Park it´s a must, especially in summer, when it tends to be so damn hot in Madrid, that all the parks are flooded by people. I think our Herastrau Park is 4 times bigger than Retiro.Probably one of my favorite places is Casa de Campo (Park), which is so big that it houses the Zoo, The Teleferico and the Amusement Park too.Cibeles is an emblematic and particularly beautiful fountain and square in the centre of Madrid.

(Plaza Cibeles, Madrid)The Plaza de Cibeles is one of Madrid's most beautiful city squares. The ornate white building on the south side of the plaza is the Palacio de Comunicaciones( Where in each february takes place the Madrid Fashion Week). In the centre of the plaza is a fountain with a statue of Cybele, the Roman goddess. The Plaza de Cibeles is one of many tourist attractions in the Del Prado District of Madrid.One of the places that is the most visited and also that it always animated is Plaza Mayor (Central Square), in Winter there is a Christmas Fair well known all over Europe.

I recommend that Spain´s capital should be visited anytime, except in August, when the temperature reaches more than 40ºC, it seems that most of the foreigners do come here, right in the middle of this month, probably because people know that Spaniards have holidays in August, most of them going away, so the city is less populated and is actually nicer.I am not sure for how long I will still live here, for the moment is ok, I really miss my Bucharest sometimes, but then, I go home quite often, so there shouldn´t be any problem here, for me. What matters most is that I have some few, but very loving persons in Madrid, which makes it a lot easier for me hanging around.Que Viva España!Con cariño, Stefana.

viernes, 5 de marzo de 2010

In Fact, a Geologist Engineer...First thing I remember I wanted to become when I was a tiny little girl was to be aBallerina. I was so amazed of the russian ballet team, which I was watching on tv, during the comunist era. I liked their nice dresses, their elegant moves.